The Duke of Sussex blames “a lot of misinformation” for vaccine hesitation

His duke Sussex Blame the vaccine hesitation on “a lot of misinformation.”

Harry An unexpected virtual appearance at the GQ Annual Men’s Awards, where he presented awards to Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, Professor Catherine Green and the team behind Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

In his speech, he urged governments to take more measures to vaccinate poorer countries, and warned that “until every community can get the vaccine, and every community can get reliable information about the vaccine, we are all at risk.” middle”.

The Duke said that people were “overwhelmed by a lot of misinformation,” causing indecision to jabs.

“When people are sitting in the room with you tonight, more than one-third of the world’s population has at least one dose of the vaccine. So far, the world has taken more than 5 billion shots,” he said.

“This sounds like a major achievement, in many ways, but there is a huge difference between who can and cannot get a vaccine.

“At this time, less than 2% of people in developing countries have received a single injection. Many health care workers have not yet been vaccinated.

“Unless we solve this imbalance together, we cannot move forward together. At the same time, families around the world are being overwhelmed by a lot of misinformation on news media and social media, and those who sell lies and fear are hesitating to make vaccines. Undecided, which in turn led to divisions in the community and weakened trust.

“If we are to overcome the risks of Covid-19 and new variants, we need to break this system.”

Harry praised the team behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine, which won the Hero of the Year Award, as the “highest-level hero” who “does its best”.

“They are the pride of our country, and we are deeply grateful for their services. For the rest of us, including global governments, pharmaceutical industry leaders and corporate leaders, we must continue to do our part,” he said.